About block 901,996
Bitcoin block 901,996 was mined by Foundry USA on June 20, 2025 at 4:39 AM UTC, 6 min 42 s after block 901,995. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,282 transactions in 1.16 MB (73.4% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0182 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1432 BTC for this block.
Block 901,996 is number 845 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 447; 1,171 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 903,167. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 148,004 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Foundry USA found 240 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 73,700 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.